Gun Control

FOR:

http://www.bradycampaign.org/facts/

The Brady campaign is a campaign in which the members want gun crime to be reduced by making laws for obtaining guns stricter and wants to create ‘an America free from gun violence, where all Americans are safe at home, at school, at work, and in our communities’. It uses facts and statistics to argue its case for gun control such as:

They also have heavy focus on gun crime that is committed and how it affects the people of America. As well as this it points out loopholes in the law which allows people to easily obtain guns such as the gun show loophole.

AGAINST:

http://www.wagc.com/

Women against Gun Control is exactly what it says. To show that the site is meant for women the majority of it is pink. On this website it makes out that women are highly likely to be victims of gun crime and says things like; “It's not surprising then, that more women than ever want to keep their rights to own and carry a gun. The reason is simple: Women are concerned about becoming victims of crime. Guns give women a fighting chance against crime.” It also has propaganda against gun control like this; “Gun Control: The theory that a woman found dead in an alley, raped and strangled with her panty hose, is somehow morally superior to a woman explaining to police how her attacker got that fatal bullet wound.” Quotes are used to try and justify their views such as “Women must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself. - Susan B. Anthony, July 1871” This suggests that they are saying that women need guns in order to be able to be dependant from men.

To me the Brady Campaign feels much more trust worthy. The website looks a great deal more professional than that of WAGC and the content seems a lot more reliable as it backs up their points with evidence which WAGC often fails to do.